In the uppertown, close to all cathedrals i already posted, at a river stands
Island of Tears. Also known as
Island of Courage and Grief. Small piece of land accidentally preserved at the urbanized river. When war in Afghanistan was about to end for the Soviets we decided to commemorate somehow all those loses of Belarusian soldiers died abroad. So, in 1988 the first stone was laid down. But just in 1996 the monument was finally open. Monument to all Children of Fatherland Who Died Abroad. Btw, Belarus lost nearly 800 soldiers killed in Afghanistan. If to compare to total Soviet loses (15051 killed), then we took 5% share of it. (What is mathematically is almost ideally proportional to ration of population of Belarus and USSR as a whole. Regular business.)
looks impressive! it is great that you give me also these little stories. the most significant stories are this one and the one about church that was gym - if i understood it well. are there some other stuff at the island? do people go there to walk, have a coffee, bike?
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